Snubbed Serena takes out anger on opponent
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June 26, 2010, Saturday
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A SEETHING Serena Williams took out her anger at being exiled from the main showcourts by pulverizing hapless Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 6-1 to reach the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday.
Three-time champion Williams, whose day at the All England Club began by curtsying to Queen Elizabeth on the players' terrace, was clearly not amused by Wimbledon organizers' decision to banish her to the sunken Court Two.
"I don't think I should be out there," the world No. 1 told reporters after booking a last-32 date with Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.
"Naturally I thought, 'Well, why wasn't I on Centre or at least No. 1? I guess they wanted to put Roger (Federer) and (world No. 21) Sam (Querrey) and everyone else there. I'm over talking about it," she added abruptly while indicating she was no longer prepared to be quizzed on the topic.
As the reigning champion, Williams has every right to feel slighted as players such as Federer -- who in fact was not even on the schedule for Day Four of the championships -- 2008 champion Rafael Nadal and British No. 1 Andy Murray have not played away from the two main showcourts for a number of years.
It was hence little wonder she arrived for her match looking very angry and Chakvetadze was soon on the receiving end of a barrage of brutal groundstrokes.
Chakvetadze raised the loudest cheers from the crowd when she finally ended a losing streak of 11 games but the smile on her face was soon wiped off as Williams bashed down a winner to end the Russian's torment after 49 fleeting minutes.
After bagging the win, the enthusiastic reception she received from the crowd went some way towards healing William's dented pride.
"The only way to console me was ... I just saw so many kids, these little girls, these little boys.
"A lot of these people can't get into the Center Court ... that definitely made up for it, to see fans I wouldn't normally see."
Three-time champion Williams, whose day at the All England Club began by curtsying to Queen Elizabeth on the players' terrace, was clearly not amused by Wimbledon organizers' decision to banish her to the sunken Court Two.
"I don't think I should be out there," the world No. 1 told reporters after booking a last-32 date with Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.
"Naturally I thought, 'Well, why wasn't I on Centre or at least No. 1? I guess they wanted to put Roger (Federer) and (world No. 21) Sam (Querrey) and everyone else there. I'm over talking about it," she added abruptly while indicating she was no longer prepared to be quizzed on the topic.
As the reigning champion, Williams has every right to feel slighted as players such as Federer -- who in fact was not even on the schedule for Day Four of the championships -- 2008 champion Rafael Nadal and British No. 1 Andy Murray have not played away from the two main showcourts for a number of years.
It was hence little wonder she arrived for her match looking very angry and Chakvetadze was soon on the receiving end of a barrage of brutal groundstrokes.
Chakvetadze raised the loudest cheers from the crowd when she finally ended a losing streak of 11 games but the smile on her face was soon wiped off as Williams bashed down a winner to end the Russian's torment after 49 fleeting minutes.
After bagging the win, the enthusiastic reception she received from the crowd went some way towards healing William's dented pride.
"The only way to console me was ... I just saw so many kids, these little girls, these little boys.
"A lot of these people can't get into the Center Court ... that definitely made up for it, to see fans I wouldn't normally see."
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